Canada- Kapil Sunak, 48, and his son, Valentino, 3, travelled to Delhi, India but did not return, despite a court order to do so, July 2024.

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Police say Kapil Sunak, 48, (left) failed to return to Canada with his three-year-old son Valentino after a summer trip to India. (Toronto Police Service)
Jan 9 2025

Toronto police investigating parental abduction, three-year-old boy believed to be in India

A parental abduction investigation is underway after a father allegedly failed to return to Canada with his three-year-old son after a trip to India, Toronto police say.

www.cp24.com

''A parental abduction investigation is underway after a father allegedly failed to return to Canada with his three-year-old son after a trip to India, Toronto police say.

In a news release issued Thursday, police say the accused, Kapil Sunak, 48, and his son, Valentino, travelled to Delhi in July but did not return, despite a court order to do so.

More to come...''

 

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https://www.tps.ca/media-centre/news-releases/man-wanted-in-parental-abduction-investigation-k/

Unit:

12 Division
Case #: 2024-1778685
January 9, 2025, 12:47 PM
The Toronto Police Service is requesting the public's assistance locating a man wanted in a Parental Abduction investigation.
It is alleged that:

• the accused travelled with his 3-year-old son Valentino to Delhi, India in July 2024
• the accused and child had a court ordered return date of August 8, 2024
• the accused has failed to return to Canada
• the accused has kept custody of the child in contravention of the court order

Kapil Sunak, 48, is wanted for:

1. Abduction by Parent/Custody Order

Kapil is described as 6'3", heavy build, with short brown hair and facial hair.
Valentino, 3, is described as 4',0", 45lbs, brown hair and brown eyes.''

 

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‘Mama is waiting for you’: Woman appeals for return of 3-year-old son after ex-husband failed to bring him back to Canada

The mother of a three-year-old Toronto boy is urging her former husband who is wanted in a parental abduction investigation to bring their son back to Canada from India.

www.cp24.com

Boas is appealing to anyone with information to contact police.

“He needs a family that protects him and be back in Canada, where he was born, where he has his friends, a family, and this is all I want: my baby back home, that’s all I want,” she said.

Boas asserted that she didn’t know about the trip to India until after they had gone.

“The entire time I knew something was wrong, because he sold the house, he sold his car, he sold everything,” she claimed.

Despite that, Boas said she still tried to believe that the two were on vacation and that her son would eventually return.

“The time gone, and I start to realize this never was a vacation. And just have to deal with this every day is a torture. I have no words,” she said, her voice breaking.

Boas shared that the last time she spoke to Valentino was during a video call, and her son asked her if he could come home.

“It was breaking my heart, because all he wants is to come home, and (there’s) nothing I could do to bring him back,” she said. Boas explained that while she desperately wants to fly to India to grab her Valentino, she fears for her safety there.''

 

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Good news!
May 28, 2025

Toronto mom returning to Canada from India with son after prolonged legal ordeal that began with alleged parental abduction

It’s taken almost five months but a Toronto mother who travelled to northern India earlier this year in search of her abducted son is finally bringing him back to Canada.

www.cp24.com

''It’s taken almost five months but a Toronto mother who travelled to northern India earlier this year in search of her abducted son is finally bringing him back to Canada.

Tonight, North York resident Camila Vilas Boas and her four-year-old son Valentino will be boarding a Toronto-bound plane in Delhi, India. They’re set to arrive at Pearson airport early Thursday morning.

Back on Jan. 31, Boas went to India’s Chandigarh region after learning that her son was in that area with his father Kapil Sunak.''

 

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https://www.tps.ca/media-centre/news-releases/63140/

'Arrangements were made for the accused to return to Canada.

On Tuesday, June 10, 2025, the accused was arrested by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) at Pearson International Airport upon his return to Toronto.

Kapil Sunak, 48, of Ashburn, was arrested and charged with:

1. Abduction of a Child Under 14 years in Contravention of a Court Order

He was scheduled to appear in court at the Toronto Regional Bail Centre, 2201 Finch Avenue West, on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., in room 107.'

 

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It’s interesting that the father came back to Canada. Like he’s been in India all this time, presumably must have Indian citizenship or residency, as he seemed to be able to travel there and hide out easily, maybe with family? Did he just decide to come face the music? Was he going to attempt to take him again? Was he extradited from custody in India?